From
Michael Verhoeven comes this stunning cinematic version of Hungarian author
George Tabori's play and novel. Shifting between Nazi-occupied Budapest
and present-day Berlin, the film artfully depicts the true story of what
happened to Tabori's mother Elsa on a summer's day in 1944.

Michael Verhoeven
(left) and George Tabori on the set of MY MOTHER'S COURAGE

Pauline
Collins' stellar performance as Elsa (right), plucked
from her everyday life and thrown into the surreal nightmare of mass deportation,
affords an extraordinary account of one individual's escape from death
juxtaposed with that of the millions who did not survive. Verhoeven's
skillful adaptation of Tabori's satirical, dark tale about fate and human
cruelty forges new ground in cinematic portrayals of the Holocaust.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"My
Mother's Courage shows that blue skies and sunshine can
be as devastating as night and fog."
-J. Hoberman, Village Voice

"A
film about the Holocaust that, after the few memorable films on the subject
and the flood of lesser ones, needs to be seen."
- Stanley Kaufmann, New Republic